Faces capture the visuospatial attention of chimpanzees (<it>Pan troglodytes</it>): evidence from a cueing experiment
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Faces, as socially relevant stimuli, readily capture human visuospatial attention. Although faces also play important roles in the social lives of chimpanzees, the closest living species to humans, the way in which faces are attentio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
Online Access: | http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/6/1/14 |